Contributor for Summer 2020 publication: “News Desert and Ghost Newspapers: Will Local News Survive?”
Tasks included Excel spreadsheet analysis of expansive newspaper and media database, calculating figures such as total number of U.S. newspapers, total circulation and total newspaper owners. Additionally worked on proof-reading and website editing.
Working under the guidance of Penelope Abernathy, Knight Chair (now emeritus) in Journalism and Digital Media Economics at UNC-Chapel Hill